An LGBTQ group in Regina has filed legal action against the Saskatchewan government over a pronoun policy in schools.
It said it also results in misgendering, as teachers are required to use students’ birth names, not their chosen names, if they don’t receive parental consent.
The Saskatchewan government and all of the province’s 27 school divisions are named as respondents in the application. It states the respondents have a right to state their response in court on Sept. 14.Article content UR Pride said it’s requesting it be granted public interest standing, as the organization believes the changes are substantial.
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